To provide a method for treatment of patients suffering from a hyperinflammatory syndrome without hampering the
inflammatory response of the patients or at least to a much lesser extent.SOLUTION: Provided is an
antagonist of a mammalian P2X7
receptor (P2X7R) for use in the treatment of a hyperinflammatory syndrome in a mammalian patient, by primary
lymph node targeted administration of the P2X7R
antagonist in the patient to a concentration of the
antagonist of the mammalian P2X7R in the targeted
lymph nodes that is above the maximal tolerable
plasma level of the antagonist in the
mammal.SELECTED DRAWING: None